MAN! I love those old castles... Great pics, too! Thanks for sharing your outing.

I stayed at a place in Ireland for a while that had a Norman tower keep in their "back yard" that was super cool, and in about the same shape as Goldieland's tower. That was my first experience (barring the baby years) with a true medieval structure/castle. I was so overwhelmed!

For any other castle buffs, I highly recommend a visit to the Monimail Tower in Fife. It's a pretty easy drive from Edinburgh and there's even a relatively close bus stop (2-3 miles maybe). The tower is now part of a commune, but the tower is open for visitation, and all they ask is a donation. It has been renovated/refurbished with roof and all! If you stay at the commune you can actually have a bedroom in the Tower!!! It is so sweet! Dont miss going up to the roof and having a look about. There's a relatively interesting history there, too, if you can imagine a castle NOT having an interesting history. It used to be part of the Archbishop of St Andrew's country house/castle back before the Scottish Reformation.

If you go, tell 'em Wesley sent you. They may still remember me... I was a WWOOFer there for about six weeks in 2003. I'll see if I can post some pics, too.